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John Moorhouse was born
in Elslack in 1809. He was a farmer and lived at the White House, as
tenants of Lady Bingley, with his father Thomas Moorhouse (1775-1863)
and mother Ann and in the 1841
census there is also a grandchild and servant living
there. |
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By 1851 John's Mother Ann had died and he had married Margaret Crown.
There are two servants living at the property and the family are farming
90 acres. |
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In 1861 John's father is still head of the house and the family is now
farming 150 acres and they have a servant called Ann Bancroft. |
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In 1863 Thomas (John's father) dies and in 1870
Margaret (John's wife) dies without issue. By the 1871 census John
is only farming 72 acres and he has a housekeeper Ann Bancroft and another
servant. |
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According to local author and historian, Harry
Speight , his
great uncle John farmed about 73 acres and in addition to this there
was a wood (Elslackwood) of 8 to 10 acres, for which he paid rent. He
was generally accounted the best farmer in the district, and his advice
on agricultural matters generally was often sought. He built the stone-bridge
over Elslack beck and otherwise improved the estate considerably.
His field hedges were widely known as the best
kept for miles round, and ‘hunters' praised them and his field gates
for it was a boast of many and one that he could lift a latch without
dismounting. John was also churchwarden, overseer of the township of
Elslack. |
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By 1881 John has left the White House. The Moorhouse house family had
lived in the property for over 100 years. John is living at Cowling and
is retired farmer and has married Ann Bancroft and adopted her son. |
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John dies in 1891 and is buried at All Saints. Ann dies in 1910 and is
buried with John and his first wife and Ellen, John's sister. Also in the
grave are Thomas and his wife Ann (parents of John) and John and Ellen
(grand parents of John). There are nine people
in this grave.
HERE LIETH THE REMAINS OF
JOHN MOORHOUSE LATE OF
ELSLACK. GRAZIER WHO DEPAR
TED THIS LIFE FEBRUARY 17th
1807 AGED 78 YEARS
ALSO OF ELLEN, WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED JANUARY 1st 1783
AGED 37 YEARS
ALSO OF THOMAS MOORHOUSE
SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED
JANUARY 7th 1863 AGED 87 YEARS
ALSO IF ANN, WIFE OF THE SAID
THOMAS MOORHOUSE, WHO DIED
AUGUST 4th 1849, AGED 74 YEARS
ALSO OF ELLEN CROWN, DAUGHTER
OF THE SAID THOMAS AND ANN
MOORHOUSE WHO DIED MARCH 26th
1847, AGED 35 YEARS
ALSO OF THOMAS, SON OF THE SAID
THOMAS AND ANN MOORHOUSE
WHO DIED APRIL 13th 1849
AGED 31 YEARS
ALSO MARGARET WIFE OF JOHN MOORHOUSE
WHO DIED OCT 29Tth 1870, AGED 71 YEARS
ALSO JOHN MOORHOUSE
WHO DIED SEPT 10th 1891 AGED 81 YEARS
ALSO OF ANN WIFE OF THE ABOVE
JOHN MOORHOUSE
WHO DIED NOV 9th 1910, IN HER 74th YEAR
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